Manny Montana (born September 26, 1983) is an American actor. He
portrayed Johnny Tuturro in USA Network's series Graceland and Rio in
NBC's series Good Girls.Montana was born and raised in Long Beach,
California. After graduating from Jordan High School, Montana got a
football scholarship to California State University Sacramento, but
quit after an arm injury and dislocating his shoulder for the eighth
time. He transferred to California State University, Long Beach to
major in Journalism and Broadcasting. He worked as a DJ in the
school's student-radio station, which landed him an intern position at
Power 100.3. He is a first generation Mexican American.After
graduating in 2006, Montana acted in a number of student films which
eventually led him to guest star in single episodes of various
television series. In 2012, Montana was cast as Johnny "J.T." Tuturro
in Graceland. In regards to fan reaction to the show, he stated:
"[B]eing cast on a regular procedural, where everything gets wrapped
up by the end of the episode was always a fear of mine because that
doesn't really test you as an actor. On this show, every week we're
playing somebody different, there's great dialogue, I love my
co-stars, it's fun to be at work and I think the fans are seeing that.
Regardless of whether they like the show or not, I think they like the
cast and the dynamic we have together."In 2015, Montana appeared in
Michael Mann's Blackhat as Lozano, a "wanted criminal". Montana
auditioned for a lead role and did not receive it, but got offered a
supporting role.
portrayed Johnny Tuturro in USA Network's series Graceland and Rio in
NBC's series Good Girls.Montana was born and raised in Long Beach,
California. After graduating from Jordan High School, Montana got a
football scholarship to California State University Sacramento, but
quit after an arm injury and dislocating his shoulder for the eighth
time. He transferred to California State University, Long Beach to
major in Journalism and Broadcasting. He worked as a DJ in the
school's student-radio station, which landed him an intern position at
Power 100.3. He is a first generation Mexican American.After
graduating in 2006, Montana acted in a number of student films which
eventually led him to guest star in single episodes of various
television series. In 2012, Montana was cast as Johnny "J.T." Tuturro
in Graceland. In regards to fan reaction to the show, he stated:
"[B]eing cast on a regular procedural, where everything gets wrapped
up by the end of the episode was always a fear of mine because that
doesn't really test you as an actor. On this show, every week we're
playing somebody different, there's great dialogue, I love my
co-stars, it's fun to be at work and I think the fans are seeing that.
Regardless of whether they like the show or not, I think they like the
cast and the dynamic we have together."In 2015, Montana appeared in
Michael Mann's Blackhat as Lozano, a "wanted criminal". Montana
auditioned for a lead role and did not receive it, but got offered a
supporting role.
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